5:30ish “...it was one big party, doing 'high fives' and stopping to see friends and family...” Read the full quote1830-->Time: 5:30ishFrom the initial gathering in the pub on Blackheath with Donna and JJ, with whom I had trained over the winter
the winter clothes I had run in all through my training, and not have to panic about running the marathon in brand-new (and therefore likely to be highly chaffing) shorts and vest! Oh, and a gold star goes to the masseuse at the SPARKS hospitality event. She
with a vengeance around 16 miles. I kept running to 19.5, missed the URWFRC supporters at 18 despite searching for them, and ended up walking/limping and hobbling my way home in 3:52:52. Not far off my target but it may as well have been an hour
3:00 TO 4:00 (Page 8) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -->Barry Metcalfe, 3:13I'm back in one piece - just!I started off steady (eight-minute miling) for the first couple of miles to make sure my calf was okay (I had picked up a strain
this year: half marathon (1: 45); marathon (4:12) and 5k (22:11). I’m not sure how useful any of this will be as I doubt I’ll be any shape to run the entire length of the marathon in Switzerland, but I'd hope to finish this leg within five hours
3:00 TO 4:00 (Page 4) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -->MattyH, 3:16:14How to do your first marathon: Do the Flora London Marathon, on its 25th anniversary - the best race in the world. Ten days before the race, buy a new pair of running shoes
4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 8) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Mad Moo, 4:14I was a marathon virgin, a bit old as I am nearly 40. On race day I got up in a mad panic, looked at the alarm clock - past five o'clock and we were late
: ‘there is no way I can keep with this’ so eased back. My ankle seemed OK, and was maintaining a good pace, going through half way around 1:43.mile 16: right leg started to hurt.mile 18-19: Quad went very tight, stretching was no use.mile 23: stopped at St
5 HOURS+ (Page 1) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -->Snoop Dogg, 5:30ish5:30ish “...a different side of FLM – the inside of a number of pubs en route...” Read the full quote1830-->From the initial gathering in the pub on Blackheath with Donna
.Running the second half only 1:13 slower than the first was a real achievement for me, and required a lot of focus. My heart rate was a steady 153 bpm for the first 10 miles, but then rose slowly but surely, reaching 171 in the last mile as I concentrated
